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diff --git a/content/blog/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst b/content/blog/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 217b256..0000000 --- a/content/blog/201604-extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,401 +0,0 @@ -Extended longevity of a HTC One S using Cyanogenmod -################################################### - -:date: 2016-04-02 20:00 -:modified: 2016-04-03 20:00 -:tags: cyanogenmod, android, apps, f-droid, guardian project, tor, htc one s -:category: mobile -:slug: extended-longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod -:authors: David Runge -:summary: Or howto setup Cyanogenmod on a HTC One S and live with F-Droid happily ever after - -The mobile -__________ -| I own a quite old - at least by today's standards of planned obsolescence for every consumer device - |htc_one_s| (2012), that won't be receiving any more Android upgrades (|htc_one_s_last_update|: version 4.0.4) or support by its manufacturer directly or any distributor for that matter. -| It's quite a nice, small and lightweight phone, that by now has seen the world and besides a self-administered chassis change hasn't yielded any serious problems. -| The phone doesn't have much RAM or much space. Neither does it have a microSD card slot, :abbr:`NFC (Near field communication)` or other fancy new stuff that people seem to need. -| - -CyanogenMod -___________ -| The alternative firmware for some mobile devices |cyanogenmod| is available for free and offers a community driven development branch of the Android kernel, without the Google and mobile vendor bloat. -| Have a look: Maybe your phone is amongst the |cyanogenmod_supported_devices|? -| Not all vendors allow flashing other firmwares though. Some prevent this completely (watch |28c3_doctorow| for an in-depth comment on this), others let you do it by voiding your warranty, yet others just let you do it, because they are awesome. -| All |cyanogenmod| capable devices have development codenames. For the |htc_one_s| this is "|cyanogenmod_ville|". -| Each device offers a |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| (with stable releases) and a |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| (with nightly builds for the adventurous and daring). -| An |cyanogenmod_ville_install| explains how to get |cyanogenmod| on your device. -| - -F-Droid -_______ -| |f-droid| is an alternative app store to |google_play|. It only offers |free_software|. This is pretty awesome. -| Some useful apps I like, use or have used: - -* |f-droid_afwall| - Control network traffic -* |f-droid_antennapod| - Advanced podcast manager and player -* |f-droid_ardroid| - Remote control for |ardour| -* |f-droid_cadroid| - Certificate importer -* |f-droid_connectbot| - :abbr:`SSH (Secure Shell)` and local shell client -* |f-droid_conversations| - :abbr:`XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol)` client -* |f-droid_davdroid| - Contacts and Calendar sync -* |f-droid_droidshows| - TV series browser and tracker -* |f-droid_f-droid| - Application manager -* |f-droid_firefox| - Web browser -* |f-droid_irssi_connectbot| - Specialised :abbr:`SSH (Secure Shell)` Client -* |f-droid_k-9_mail| - Full-featured email client -* |f-droid_kontalk| - Community-driven messaging -* |f-droid_kore| - Remote control for |kodi| (XBMC) -* |f-droid_logical_defence| - Encyclopedia of logical fallacies -* |f-droid_mpdroid| - |mpd| (Music Player Daemon) client -* |f-droid_mupdf| - Lightweight document viewer -* |f-droid_owncloud| - Synchronization client -* |f-droid_owncloud_news| - News/feed reader -* |f-droid_owncloud_notes| - Client for ownCloud Notes App -* |f-droid_oandbackup| - Backup manager -* |f-droid_open_camera| - Camera App -* |f-droid_openkeychain| - Encrypt files and communications with OpenPGP -* |f-droid_opentasks| - Keep track of your list of goals -* |f-droid_openvpn_for_android| - |openvpn| without root -* |f-droid_openvpn_settings| - :abbr:`VPN (Virtual Private Network)` settings -* |f-droid_osmand| - Offline/online maps and navigation -* |f-droid_orbot| - |tor_project| (anonymity) client -* |f-droid_orwall| - Force apps to use |tor_project| -* |f-droid_orweb| - Privacy-enhanced browser -* |f-droid_password_store| - Manage your passwords -* |f-droid_plumble| - Voice chat for |mumble| servers -* |f-droid_practice_hub| - Tools for musicians -* |f-droid_port_authority| - Port scanner -* |f-droid_quickdic| - Offline translation dictionary -* |f-droid_sms_backup| - Backup :abbr:`SMS (Short Message Service)` and call logs to :abbr:`IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)` -* |f-droid_silence| - Send encrypted text messages (SMS/MMS) -* |f-droid_satstat| - Signal Generator for tablets -* |f-droid_signal_generator| - Signal Generator for tablets -* |f-droid_snoopsnitch| - Check mobile network security -* |f-droid_syncthing| - File synchronization -* |f-droid_termux| - Terminal emulator with packages -* |f-droid_transportr| - Public Transport Companion -* |f-droid_tryton| - Enterprise resource management -* |f-droid_twidere| - Microblogging client -* |f-droid_vlc| - Media player -* |f-droid_weechat| - Internet relay chat -* |f-droid_world_weather| - View weather forecast - -Guardian Project -________________ -| The |guardian_project| offers a |guardian_project_repository| for |f-droid| with free/ libre Android applications that are being developed by a team of volunteers and are all evolving around the matter of strong encryption for communication. -| One of the more notable projects was to bring |tor_project| to Android. -| The |guardian_project| has more buns in the oven though. Some are directly available through |f-droid|, others only through their own |guardian_project_repository|. This is a collection of the currently available projects: - -* |guardian_project_chatsecure| - A free and open source messaging app that features |otr| encryption over :abbr:`XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol)` -* |guardian_project_orbot| - A free :abbr:`proxy (a computer network service that allows clients to make indirect network connections to other network services)` app that empowers other apps to use the internet more securely -* |guardian_project_camerav| - The easiest way to capture and share verifiable photos and video proof on a smartphone or tablet, all the while keeping it entirely secure and private -* |guardian_project_obscuracam| - A photo and video app for Android that keeps certain information private. -* |guardian_project_pixelknot| - An Android application that allows users to hide short text-based messages in photographs and share them across trusted channels. - -Conclusion -__________ -Yay! - -* I don't need to buy a new phone each year, because my battery got eaten by malicious apps that I can't disable. -* I can use an Android device without Google -* I can use an Android device without vendor bloat -* I can use an Android device as root and modify it the way I want it -* I can choose to only install free apps - -.. |otr| raw:: html - - <a href="https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/" target="_blank">OTR</a> - -.. |kodi| raw:: html - - <a href="https://kodi.tv/" target="_blank">Kodi</a> - -.. |mpd| raw:: html - - <a href="https://www.musicpd.org/" target="_blank">MPD</a> - -.. |openvpn| raw:: html - - <a href="https://openvpn.net/" target="_blank">OpenVPN</a> - -.. |mumble| raw:: html - - <a href="https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">mumble</a> - -.. |free_software| raw:: html - - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software" target="_blank">free/libre software</a> - -.. |tor_project| raw:: html - - <a href="https://www.torproject.org/" target="_blank">Tor</a> - -.. |guardian_project_pixelknot| raw:: html - - <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/pixelknot/" target="_blank">Pixelknot</a> - -.. |guardian_project_obscuracam| raw:: html - - <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/obscuracam/" target="_blank">ObscuraCam</a> - -.. |guardian_project_camerav| raw:: html - - <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/camerav/" target="_blank">CameraV</a> - -.. |guardian_project_orbot| raw:: html - - <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/" target="_blank">Orbot</a> - -.. |guardian_project_chatsecure| raw:: html - - <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/chatsecure" target="_blank">ChatSecure</a> - -.. |f-droid_conversations| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=otr&fdid=eu.siacs.conversations" target="_blank">Conversations</a> - -.. |f-droid_droidshows| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=droidshows&fdid=nl.asymmetrics.droidshows" target="_blank">DroidShows</a> - -.. |f-droid_kontalk| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=kontalk&fdid=org.kontalk" target="_blank">Kontalk</a> - -.. |f-droid_logical_defence| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=logical+defence&fdid=za.co.lukestonehm.logicaldefence" target="_blank">Logical Defence</a> - -.. |f-droid_mpdroid| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=mpdroid&fdid=com.namelessdev.mpdroid" target="_blank">MPDroid</a> - -.. |f-droid_mupdf| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=mupdf&fdid=com.artifex.mupdfdemo" target="_blank">MuPDF</a> - -.. |f-droid_open_camera| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=open+camera&fdid=net.sourceforge.opencamera" target="_blank">Open Camera</a> - -.. |f-droid_port_authority| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=port+auth&fdid=com.aaronjwood.portauthority" target="_blank">Port Authority</a> - -.. |f-droid_practice_hub| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=practice+hub&fdid=com.proch.practicehub" target="_blank">Practice Hub</a> - -.. |f-droid_quickdic| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=de.reimardoeffinger.quickdic" target="_blank">QuickDic</a> - -.. |f-droid_satstat| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=signal&fdid=com.vonglasow.michael.satstat" target="_blank">SatStat</a> - -.. |f-droid_signal_generator| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=signal&fdid=org.billthefarmer.siggen" target="_blank">Signal Generator</a> - -.. |f-droid_silence| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=silence&fdid=org.smssecure.smssecure" target="_blank">Silence</a> - -.. |f-droid_world_weather| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=weather&fdid=com.haringeymobile.ukweather" target="_blank">World Weather</a> - -.. |f-droid_snoopsnitch| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=snoop&fdid=de.srlabs.snoopsnitch" target="_blank">SnoopSnitch</a> - -.. |f-droid_weechat| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=weechat&fdid=com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid" target="_blank">Weechat</a> - -.. |f-droid_vlc| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=vlc&fdid=org.videolan.vlc" target="_blank">VLC</a> - -.. |f-droid_transportr| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=transportr&fdid=de.grobox.liberario" target="_blank">Transportr</a> - -.. |f-droid_syncthing| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=syncthing&fdid=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid" target="_blank">Syncthing</a> - -.. |f-droid_twidere| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=org.mariotaku.twidere" target="_blank">Twidere</a> - -.. |f-droid_tryton| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=org.tryton.client" target="_blank">Tryton</a> - -.. |f-droid_sms_backup| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=com.zegoggles.smssync" target="_blank">SMS Backup+</a> - -.. |f-droid_password_store| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=com.zeapo.pwdstore" target="_blank">Password Store</a> - -.. |f-droid_orweb| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Orbot&fdid=info.guardianproject.browser" target="_blank">Orweb</a> - -.. |f-droid_orwall| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Orbot&fdid=org.ethack.orwall" target="_blank">orWall</a> - -.. |f-droid_orbot| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Orbot&fdid=org.torproject.android" target="_blank">Orbot</a> - -.. |f-droid_osmand| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=osmand&fdid=net.osmand.plus" target="_blank">OsmAnd~</a> - -.. |f-droid_openvpn_for_android| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=openvpn&fdid=de.blinkt.openvpn" target="_blank">OpenVPN for Android</a> - -.. |f-droid_openvpn_settings| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=openvpn&fdid=de.schaeuffelhut.android.openvpn" target="_blank">OpenVPN Settings</a> - -.. |f-droid_oandbackup| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=oandbackup&fdid=dk.jens.backup" target="_blank">oandbackup</a> - -.. |f-droid_owncloud_notes| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=owncloud&fdid=it.niedermann.owncloud.notes" target="_blank">ownCloud Notes</a> - -.. |f-droid_owncloud_news| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=owncloud&fdid=de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader" target="_blank">ownCloud News</a> - -.. |f-droid_owncloud| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=owncloud&fdid=com.owncloud.android" target="_blank">ownCloud</a> - -.. |f-droid_openkeychain| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=k-9&fdid=org.sufficientlysecure.keychain" target="_blank">OpenKeychain</a> - -.. |f-droid_k-9_mail| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=k-9&fdid=com.fsck.k9" target="_blank">K-9 Mail</a> - -.. |guardian_project_repository| raw:: html - - <a href="https://dev.guardianproject.info" target="_blank">repository</a> - -.. |guardian_project| raw:: html - - <a href="https://guardianproject.info" target="_blank">Guardian Project</a> - -.. |f-droid_irssi_connectbot| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=connectbot&fdid=org.woltage.irssiconnectbot" target="_blank">Irssi ConnectBot</a> - -.. |f-droid_connectbot| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=connectbot&fdid=org.connectbot" target="_blank">ConnectBot</a> - -.. |f-droid_firefox| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=f-droid&fdid=org.mozilla.firefox" target="_blank">Firefox</a> - -.. |f-droid_kore| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=f-droid&fdid=org.xbmc.kore" target="_blank">Kore</a> - -.. |f-droid_f-droid| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=f-droid&fdid=org.fdroid.fdroid" target="_blank">F-Droid</a> - -.. |f-droid_plumble| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=plumble&fdid=com.morlunk.mumbleclient" target="_blank">Plumble</a> - -.. |f-droid_termux| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=termux&fdid=com.termux" target="_blank">Termux</a> - -.. |ardour| raw:: html - - <a href="https://ardour.org" target="_blank">Ardour</a> - -.. |f-droid_opentasks| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=davdroid&fdid=org.dmfs.tasks" target="_blank">OpenTasks</a> - -.. |f-droid_davdroid| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=davdroid&fdid=at.bitfire.davdroid" target="_blank">DAVdroid</a> - -.. |f-droid_cadroid| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=cadroid&fdid=at.bitfire.cadroid" target="_blank">CAdroid</a> - -.. |f-droid_ardroid| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=ardroid&fdid=org.ardour" target="_blank">Ardroid</a> - -.. |f-droid_antennapod| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=antenna&fdid=de.danoeh.antennapod" target="_blank">AntennaPod</a> - -.. |f-droid_afwall| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=afwall&fdid=dev.ukanth.ufirewall" target="_blank">AFWall+</a> - - -.. |cyanogenmod_ville_install| raw:: html - - <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ville" target="_blank">install section</a> - -.. |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| raw:: html - - <a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=nightly&device=ville" target="_blank">development channel</a> - -.. |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| raw:: html - - <a href="http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=snapshot&device=ville" target="_blank">release channel</a> - -.. |htc_one_s_last_update| raw:: html - - <a href="http://www.htc.com/de/support/htc-one-s/news" target="_blank">last update</a> - -.. |htc_one_s| raw:: html - - <a href="http://www.htc.com/de/support/htc-one-s/" target="_blank">HTC One S</a> - -.. |cyanogenmod_ville| raw:: html - - <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Ville_Info" target="_blank">ville</a> - -.. |f-droid| raw:: html - - <a href="https://f-droid.org" target="_blank">F-Droid</a> - -.. |google_play| raw:: html - - <a href="https://play.google.com" target="_blank">Google Play</a> - -.. |28c3_doctorow| raw:: html - - <a href="https://media.ccc.de/v/28c3-4848-en-the_coming_war_on_general_computation" target="_blank">Cory Doctorow at 28C3</a> - -.. |cyanogenmod| raw:: html - - <a href="http://cyanogenmod.org" target="_blank">CyanogenMod</a> - -.. |cyanogenmod_supported_devices| raw:: html - - <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices" target="_blank">supported devices</a> - |